4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Instead of waiting for perfect conditions, learn how to prototype your career options to refine and reduce the risk of your game plan.
4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Instead of waiting for perfect conditions, learn how to prototype your career options to refine and reduce the risk of your game plan.
Course overview
Are you hitting a professional plateau and feel unsure of your next career move? Ready for a change but don't know where to start?
Perhaps you've recently been laid off and are still grappling with the shock and pain.
Being at a career crossroad can be daunting, with emotional highs and lows. You may feel overwhelmed, alone, or scared of losing your financial security. Fear of not being good enough holds you back.
Like you, I understand what it feels to be stuck, lost and uncertain. I was laid off a year after graduating from Stanford business school during a recession. It was sobering. I realized I didn't have the strategies and tools to manage my career effectively. I didn't know what direction I wanted to go and neither did many of my classmates. I turned to career coaching, read dozens of books on the subject, and even pursued a Masters in Career Management at the University of London. These skills helped me become career agile: I navigated seven career transitions across three countries and built a fulfilling career. To my dismay, I realized these essential skills are not taught in school. So over the past 20 years, I made it my mission to help smart and talented people build meaningful careers. I worked at the career management centers for three top business schools across the world (Stanford, Cambridge and IESE).
In this course, you will learn the strategies and tools I've used to coach over 2,000 professionals globally. I will teach you the same roadmap I use with my clients for the past two decades to navigate professional transitions so that you don't need to spin your wheels. By learning 7 key strategies, you will craft your next career move with confidence and clarity.
In today's uncertain times, it's more important than ever to take charge of your future and be career agile. Register for the course, design a meaningful career move, and shape your future,
Imagine waking up in the morning excited about your new career trajectory, and the limitless possibilities.
You are meant for more. You deserve to thrive and grow.
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You're a high performer in a corporate or startup job at a career crossroad. You thrive off meaningful work that maximizes your potential.
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You're in a career transition without a clear sense of direction or the confidence to navigate this career change.
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You're an experienced professional balancing work and life, tired of the 9-5, who want to have a career on your own terms.
Gain clarity on a career direction that energizes you
First, by taking stock of your key values, skills, and interests, you will identify 2-3 career options that are aligned with your strengths and your priorities so that you feel more energized at work.
Craft a career experiment within 4 weeks
You will learn to prototype fast and test one career option by designing an actionable "career experiment" in order to gain feedback and clarity as well as lower your risk of making a change.
Receive valuable peer feedback on your career narrative
You will draft your personal brand and learn to manage your career narrative by crafting 2-3 signature stories to showcase your value. You will be able to practice communicating them to your peers so that you feel more confident.
Measure your career agility skills and progress
Using a Career Quotient tool, you will be able to measure your progress during the course and celebrate your newfound career agility skills.
Follow a step-by-step process and track your insights with a digital career workbook
In order to apply your learning in each session, you will get access to more than 10 practical exercises that have been tested by thousands of career changers. They include Peak Moments, Top Values, Prototyping Worksheet, Signature Stories, Merlin Technique.
Learn a playbook to help you create meaningful opportunities for the rest of your career.
You will feel confident using this ongoing blueprint to navigate any new professional changes.
Craft Your Next Career Move
Stuart Silverman
Ying Dan
Sophie Alcorn
Julie Robertson
Ed Batista
Stanford Lecturer and Career Strategist
Through the countless career coaching conversations I've had with smart and driven people, one thing is clear: finding meaningful work rarely happened by chance.
When I was laid off a year after graduating from Stanford business school, I realized I didn't have the strategies and tools to manage my career effectively. I didn't know what direction I wanted to go and neither did many of my classmates. I turned to career coaching, read dozens of books on the subject, and even pursued a Masters in Career Management at the University of London. These skills helped me become career agile. Having navigated seven career transitions successfully across three countries, I am convinced that anyone can take charge of their career and build meaningful work.
Over the past 20 years, I made it my mission to help smart and talented individuals build meaningful careers, coaching more than 2,000 mid-career professionals.
I've taught the course "Build a Career of Meaning & Impact" at Stanford Continuing Studies for the past eight years. Previously, I worked at the career management centers for three top business schools across the world (Stanford, Cambridge and IESE).
In this Maven course, I’ll share the lessons I've learned in order to help you craft your next meaningful career move and empower you to be in the driver’s seat.
I am fortunate to have a career that I love. You can too.
Have questions about the course? Let's connect:
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Conduct a personal and career audit
First, you will learn three career myths that hold high-achievers back. Then you will identify your zone of genius, values, and interests. Finally, you will craft your personal brand so that you can communicate your unique value proposition.
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Develop meaningful career hypotheses
You will choose 1-3 career options you want to explore by ideating multiple ideas and then narrowing them down. These will give you the working career hypotheses you want to test.
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Craft actionable career experiments
Using an MVP framework, you will outline concrete career experiments with parallel tracking. These experiments will allow you to gain credibility, have a purpose to reach out to your network, and explore your career options with lower risk.
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Storytell with clarity and influence
You will practice creating signature stories that reflect your origin story or a peak moment, and get feedback from your peers on its effectiveness. These will allow you to be able to manage your narrative and influence others.
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Leverage your network
You will draft your ideal personal board of advisors, find your tribe, and refine your specific request for support. These will enable you to mobilize resources for your career change.
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Conduct a career pre-mortem
You will have the opportunity to reverse engineer success, which will help you to identify key milestones and silence your inner critic. You will also use forcing functions to help you build momentum after the course.
4 hours per week
Live Workshops
9 - 10:30 am PT (12 - 1:30 pm ET)
Tuesday May 23, Thursday May 25
Tuesday May 30
Tuesday, June 6, Thursday June 8
Tuesday, June 13
Optional bonus sessions
Friday, May 19, greet and meet, 9 am - 10 am PT (12 - 1 pm ET)
Thursday, June 1, office hours & co-working lab , 9 am - 10:30 am PT (12 pm - 1:30 pm ET)
Weekly projects
1 hour per week
You will have access to reflection exercises, relevant videos and articles. You will apply the course mini-lectures on a career experiment that you are crafting which will help you test or accelerate one of your career options.
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and a hands on 21 day career project
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who can give you feedback and provide accountability
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Enroll in the course with other like-minded people
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Learn 7 strategies to craft your next career move
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Be in the driver's seat of your career